Ars recaps the top tech stories of the week gone by, including an exploration …

The biggest stories from the world of tech news on Ars included HTML 5 and Web video, the new Hulu desktop client, and some net neutrality shenanigans in the UK. Read on.

DailyMotion and Google are both experimenting with the HTML 5 video element and have strongly endorsed standards-based solutions for deploying video on the Web. Ars takes a close look at the state of open video and explores both the benefits and challenges of liberating rich media from the proprietary plugin prison.

Hulu has introduced Hulu Desktop as part of its new Hulu Labs. The client allows Mac and Windows users to browse their favorite TV shows and movies on the desktop using an Apple or Windows Media Center remote. So far, we like it.

One UK ISP throttles P2P traffic, uses bandwidth caps, throttles streaming online video, and throttles "heavy users" of the network. The BBC is upset about the effect this has on its iPlayer streaming video service, but really, there are no surprises here. This is what a non-neutral network is allowed to look like.

Microsoft has revealed the ship date for Windows 7. The October 22 release date sets the software giant up nicely for the holiday season. Windows Server 2008 R2 will also arrive at the same time.

Google has drawn back the curtain on its Squared service, a sort of search-based spreadsheet. Ars takes a look and discovers that, for those willing to fight through some of the amusingly random information returned by the searches, it's possible to create something of lasting value.